half-coughing

Updated: May 14, 2025

"Dead, ain't he?" queried Benny, half-coughing over his words. His fellows had drawn closer so that they stood in a ring about the body. One man alone held apart. Gratton's eyes were wild, void of purpose; the dead, chalky-white of his face turned a sickly greenish tinge.

Jackson Gregory - The Everlasting Whisper